Did you know Heavenly Sword was once destined for the original Xbox as an exclusive? My have the times have changed. From the early stages in 2003 until now, the game has come a very long way.
Check out the video to see where it all began and thank the good Lord it ended up how it looks today. The gameplay of the early trailers doesn’t look too terribly fun.
If the Heavenly Sword demo didn’t give you enough gameplay to hold you over, here’s some videos showing more sword-play action.
Does anyone else think the main character looks a bit like Angelina Jolie?
There has been some debate on when exactly will the much anticipated Heavenly Sword title for PS3 will be released. Gamespy has confirmed that it will be September 4th of this year. This action title has a Heroine(female hero not the drug) on a quest to recover a sword of infinite power from an invading king. The demo has already been released and the game looks stunning.
The first thing that came to my mind after playing the Heavenly Sword demo was “where’s the rest”? More on that in a bit.
The game is beautiful, there’s no doubt about that. All those great screens and videos we’ve seen in the past definitely do the game justice. Animations were very crisp and the framerate is pretty stable as well, only dropping in a couple spots. I’m guessing it could be demo code that will be improved later on.
The controls feel very good, with similar button mappings to God of War. Oddly the game doesn’t have a jump button, which I would have thought would have made it easier to perform aerial combos. The use of the L1 and R1 buttons to change your fighting stance works very well. Aerial combos are very fun with the control scheme as are the Superstyle moves. The SIXAXIS control for aftertouch when throwing an object is fun, but I don’t think it will play that big a role in the game. I love the camera controls by using either the L2 and R2 buttons to pan left/right or by tilting the SIXAXIS in either direction.
Sony updated the PlayStation Store on the PS3 today, just like every Thursday. But today there’s something to be very excited about. We get a demo for Heavenly Sword.
We’ve known for a little while we’d see a Heavenly Sword demo soon, and it was confirmed earlier this week. The wait is over, except for the download time for the 996MB demo.
Other updates include a Metal Gear Solid 4 gameplay trailer, an extended Resident Evil 5 trailer, a Haze: Origins trailer, 30 Days of Night trailer, Across the Universe trailer, and an August Rush trailer.
So go fire up your PS3 and download all the new content. I know that’s what I’ll be doing.
That’s right, one of the hottest PS3 titles coming soon, Heavenly Sword, will have a demo available this Thursday on the PlayStation Store.
The demo is short and sweet, only lasting around 10 minutes or so but giving you a nice taster of the multiple-style fighting system, the interactive cutscenes and physics-based scenery.
You’ll take on a group of men on a high cliff, slide acrobatically down three huge ropes and land in an object-filled courtyard where you can use the scenery around you to batter another dozen soldiers.
Get ready to fire up your PS3 and play this for hours on end. I expect this to be one of the best games of the year. Too bad the demo is so short
Here’s a trailer/interview from Sony’s press conference for Heavenly Sword. This is one of the top games coming to the PS3 this year. I can’t for to play this one.
Here’s your HD lovin.
We got some new screens today of Heavenly Sword for the PS3. Unfortunately, they aren’t giant HD screens, but they’re still pretty.
This game should be very fun when released later this year.
PlayStation Universe got a chance to sit down with Heavenly Sword Producer Kyle Shubel to discuss some details on the upcoming game.
Some of the bigger points from the interview:
I’m looking forward to this game for the PS3 this fall. Every new screenshot or video that comes out just keeps looking better and better.
You wanna see some amazing graphics? Look here. These are in-game screens from the new Getaway game for the PS3 compared to real life stills from London. Holy dookers these looks amazing.
After seeing these screens and the recent Heavenly Sword screens, I’m starting to have a lot of faith in the PS3.
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